Join the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) as Africa Regional Engagement Coordinator (Part-Time Consultancy)

Contract: 1-year fixed-term consultancy (part-time, 4 half-days per week, versatile schedule)
Location: Based in a Commonwealth nation in East Africa, ideally Nairobi, Kenya
Fee Range: £14,000 – £16,000 per 12 months (compliance with native tax rules required)
Start Date: February 2025

Summary:
The Africa Regional Engagement Coordinator will symbolize the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) throughout Africa, specializing in enhancing relationships and engagement with member universities and key stakeholders. This function is ideally suited to candidates primarily based in Nairobi, Kenya, although different well-connected areas may even be thought of.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Membership Engagement crew, reporting to the Senior Regional Engagement Manager.
• Plan and ship engagement actions throughout Africa.
• Present to potential and present members about maximizing ACU advantages.
• Conduct onboarding calls for brand new members and attend occasions throughout the continent.
• Assist with membership renewal processes, together with chasing funds creatively.
• Develop a stakeholder relationship plan to reinforce engagement, retention, and development.
• Engage with larger training stakeholders, such as nationwide and regional our bodies.
• Support the group of in-person and digital occasions to raise ACU’s profile in Africa.
• Provide regional insights to the Policy and Research crew for coverage briefings.
• Maintain correct data utilizing ACU’s CRM system (Civi).
• Ensure compliance with information safety and cybersecurity rules.

Requirements:

• Degree or equal expertise in a related subject.
• Proven expertise in stakeholder and membership engagement inside the Higher Education or International Development sectors.
• Strong relationship administration and interpersonal expertise, with the skill to current successfully.
• Experience in occasion planning and supply.
• Familiarity with primary budgeting and reporting mechanisms.
• Strong consideration to element and a proactive method to work.
• Ability to adapt to completely different cultural contexts and communication types.
• Knowledge of worldwide larger training points, notably in Africa, is most well-liked.

Application Details:
Submit your CV (most 2 pages) and Cover Letter (most 2 pages) as PDF information to aditya.malkani@acu.ac.uk by Friday seventeenth January 2025 at 17.00 GMT. The Cover Letter ought to define how your expertise align with the function and your motivation for working with the ACU.

See job description.

About the ACU:
The ACU is a worldwide community of over 400 universities throughout 40+ international locations, dedicated to strengthening worldwide collaboration in larger training since 1913. The ACU connects universities, people, and companions to drive change via larger training. Learn extra at www.acu.ac.uk.

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